| Wman1996 said: I'm willing to be proven wrong, but I don't think we're getting the PS5 Slim in Q3 or Q4 2023. |
The new unified PS5 model was announced by Sony for September this year so that kills any and all arguments you have. How the design will look currently is anyone's guess, but it makes sense it will be smaller in size, probably keeping the "artistic style". Making a new case costs you money first, as you need new press forms . Savings on case material will be in the very low $ range, but we are not even close to halfway through the PS5 cycle. Original press forms (my guess is aluminium) don't last forever so the manufacturer(s) would need new forms anyways from time to time. And the new model has only one size (no disc), so only one set of press forms is needed in the future. It is more than sensible to change the form factor now while there are still dozens of millions of PS5s to make.
The money changer is the reduction of the chip. If it's down to 6nm, it's only about 10-15% less current for the SoC compared to 7nm as it is now, but since P=I^2*R, that means around 40-50 Watts less to get rid off. That could make the case considerably smaller and cooling simpler (=cheaper).
Whether you call the new model "PS5 Slim" or not is not important, my guess is it will certainly be smaller than the current disc version.
